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Editorial Opposition report seems neither novel nor necessary
The report's recommendation for a lowering of structural costs in the economy refers specifically to electricity prices. Photo / Christine Cornege In politics, as in all spheres of life, timing is everything. Take the report into manufacturing released yesterday by the Labour, Greens, New Zealand First and Mana parties. When their inquiry began last October, times were uncommonly tough in ...
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Best Fathers Day Gift
On Father's Day, we'll no doubt hear more calls for dads to spend time with their kids. Now it's time for a national policy on paid family leave to make this ...
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USYemen I just want the U.S. to send my father home
"I hope this is Obama's last speech on this topic and that he means it this time," said Baidhani's mother, Um Abdul Khaliq. "When we learned a few years ago that my son was cleared to come home, we were dizzy with joy, but as the years passed we lost faith in ...
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Why smart Russians are leaving their country behind
The regime of Vladimir Putin has always presented successful, liberal-minded Russians with a quandary: To what extent are they willing to put up with an authoritarian government in return for making a life in their native ...
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Liberals should lead entitlement reform
If liberals succeed in blocking any serious entitlement reform during the Obama presidency, as seems increasingly likely, they will have handed conservatives a ...
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An Adventure For Kids And Maybe For Their Parents Too
, a kids' show on Cartoon Network. Some are surely Emmy voters. (It's won three.) Others are very possibly stoners. Still others are intellectuals. Lev Grossman falls in the last category. He wrote two best-selling ...
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The NFL To Your Purse Drop Dead
policy change in which only clear plastic bags would be allowed into stadiums -- one per person. Nothing they can't see through. The league says that the change is meant to ensure safety while speeding up security checks and preventing gate backups, which sounds good enough at the outset. In the handful of days since, this has largely been framed as an issue affecting women, who won't ...
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In Slight Defense Of Miss Utah USA A Little Bit With Reservations
Television personality and host Giuliana Rancic looks on as Miss Utah USA Marissa Powell answers a question from a judge during the interview portion of the 2013 Miss USA pageant on Sunday ...
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The Kremlins Managed Mayoral Election
The most intriguing aspect of the early mayoral election in Moscow is its complete lack of suspense. Almost two weeks have passed since pro-Kremlin ...
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Defense cuts Start by cutting whats not needed
The Pentagon says it doesn’t need them, can’t afford to maintain them. Two congressional panels say you’re stuck with them. At a time of federal budget squeezing, the Defense Department’s effort to close installations rendered unnecessary by troop drawdowns has hit a political ...
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Putin on the Front Burner
Nikolai Petrov Two full years after it was first created, the All-Russia People's Front gained official status only last week under the new name of the People's Front for Russia. ...
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Letter Deconstructing Snowden
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Turkmenistan Featured
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Turkmenistan's new olympic development could be blessing or curse
Work has finally begun on the massive Ashgabat Olympic complex development, a US $5 billion project that aims to enhance the standing of the capital city when Turkmenistan makes a bid to host the Olympic Games.
The sports complex being built in Ashgabat will be the largest and most state-of-the-art of its kind in Central Asia, underscoring Turkmenistan’s position as a regional power due to the country’s extensive natural gas and oil reserves, while its completion will also illustrate the growing presence of the country in the international community. Read more
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